Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-01-14

best TO use gravel, or plank, or tile,-
these are points to be decided before
spring. The farmers club should also
discuss specifically the repair Of each
highway in the neighborhood. This
will lead, among other things, to an
understanding whether or not 1t VIII
be proper 10 shorten highway by
it; whether road that
now goes around hill should be car
ried over it by grading down the hill,
or whether making road longer By
carrying it around bill will be COM
psnsated for by the less grade; how to
keep weeds from growing In the high
ways, to seed the adjacent land and
many other points which, thus being
settled. would greatly add TO the i'm
provement of the roads. -American Agri.
cuhurist.
The HAIR OF ANIMALS IN HEALTH AND
DIsEAsK-Ths hairy covering Of our
farm animals Is by no means worthless
thing. 1t not only protects from cold,
heat and rain, but makes the appearance
OF the animal more agreeable. We often
say that An animal 10 Of an ugly color,
and yet IL is more agreeable looking
than it would be without hair. AS an
indication of the qualities OF the animal
the hair is made Of value TO the breeder
or feeder. Fine, silky hair, especially
If it has tendency to curl, is an indi-
cation that the animal will fatten easily
and that its flesh will be fine-grained
and OF good quality. Coarse, stiff hair
is invariably found on an animal slow
TO fatten and of coarse flesh. This APP
plies to cattle, hogs or sheep, and ire
spectivs Of breed. The shrewd feeder.
and also the shrewd breeder, will reject
an animal with very coarse hair. Such
hair usually accompanies bad DISPOSE
ton. A coarse-haired COW generally
gives poor milk; a fne-haired COW gives
rich milk. But usually coarse haired
sows are more prolific, while fne.hair-
eel sows are the better suckers. Staring
hair indicates an unhealthy condition
of The body; but when cattle lick the
hair-in the wrong direction-they are
thrifty. By studying the peculiariiies
of the hair of onr live stock, much ct
the internal structure and of the "ispo-
sition of The animals may be learned.
PROTECTING Young TREES FROM RAB-
BIrs.-Not the least of the enemies OF
our young orchard trees 10 the rabbit,
and we fear he will be such As long as
our Usage Orange hedges remain. The
rabbit will not injure the trees III sum
mrr, when he has an abundance OF sue
culent food; but in winter the trnI'
bark is TO hin dainty that lie will par
take OF If it is not made distasteful L"
him or he is not frightened awry. 10
friyhten him from the trees is not easy
We have tried effectually the plan of
tying white cloths around the tree, and
found TO our sorrow that the rabbit soon
ceased to fear them. Making the snow
into a solid mound about the tree will
keep away mice but not rabbits, though
il is often said it would. The rabbits
" i'll mount the mound and nibble away.
Besides, We dom; have snow half the
time during the winter. The bes' way
Is to make the bark distasteful to the
rabbit. He likes neither blood, nor
grease, nor the odor OF flesh. Hence,
when you butcher, take the waste parts
of the animals, and with these parts rub
the trunks as far up as the rabbits can
reach. The rabbits never nibble tree
SO treated, while the grease or blood
remains.
VALUE OF SaREP AS FERrIL1zERs.-Th
sheep is the only domestic animal that
thoroughly digests its food, which fact
adds greatly to the value of the manure.
To give you an idea of the value! of sheep
rs fertilizers, will state my experience.
Last fall turned sixty head Of sheep
on sixteen acres of land, half of which
was hazel brush. turned these sheep
on in September and pastured them
until the lst of December. By this time
at short distance off the field present.
ed the appearance of having been
ploughed and harrowed--the neighbors
all saying, "You have killed your mead
ow." The following July Of that year
cut from that meadow two and one
half tons to the acre. Previous to turn
ing my sheep on it never went over
one ton to the acre. say sheep pay,
and the man that stays with them will
never regret it.-Sheep Breeder.
BUTIERMILK BREAD.-Buttermilk
bread is a great dslicacy, popular al
through the United States. II IL very
easy to make. and particularly whole
some. Into each pint Of buttermilk,
made hot, stir flour to form thick bat
ter, add a couple of spoonfuls Of yeast
andlet 1t stand few hours. Then
stir in teaspoonful Of sods, and work
in enough -four to make nice dough.
knesd well, make into loavss, and let it
rise until light.
The Time honercd Notre Dame, Ball.
more Md We hav- hsd ample orp'r-
tupity 10 convince oure~lvrs oi tlr ell
ficacy OF Salvation OIL. We cheerfullN
submit our names 10 the public rs ref
erence. Respectfully, Sisters Of Notre
Dame, Aisquith & Eager SIS, Balti-